Type public Director Mick Wilson Students ca. 70 Total enrollment 100 (2010) | Established 1865 Administrative staff ca. 25 Location Gothenburg, Sweden Phone +46 31 786 51 00 | |
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Address Vasagatan 50, 411 37 Göteborg, Sweden Undergraduate tuition and fees International tuition: 146,250 SEK (2011) Notable alumni Axel Boman, Einar Hákonarson, Kristina Schmid | ||
Valand Academy (Swedish: Akademin Valand) is a school for film, photography, literary composition and fine art at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Contents
- Interview with david magnusson mfa photography student at the valand academy
- History
- Students
- Notable alumni
- Notable professors
- References
It was formed in 2012 through the merger of three formerly independent schools/departments at the University of Gothenburg. Valand Academy can trace its roots back to the year 1865, and is older than the University of Gothenburg (found 1891).
Interview with david magnusson mfa photography student at the valand academy
History
The Valand School of Fine Art was founded as the Gothenburg Drawing School (Swedish: Göteborgs Musei Ritskola) in 1865 and has been part of the University of Gothenburg since 1977. The school is situated in central Gothenburg, currently across Vasagatan from the original building. Valand was the name of the construction company formed in order to build the original building which is now occupied by a nightclub of the same name, as well as a fraternal order.
In 2012, the Valand School of Fine Art merged with three other formerly independent institutions at the University of Gothenburg: the School of Film Directing, the School of Photography and the Department of Literary Composition.
Students
Currently approximately 200 students study on Bachelor and Master programmes in photography, fine art, film and literary composition at the Valand Academy of Arts. There are also the equivalent of 100 full-time places taken by students who study part-time on "free standung courses." Study places at the Academy are highly sought, and typically there are 400+ applicants for 12 places on the Bachelor programme in fine art each year and 200+ applicants for the 6 places in film.
The Academy also provides doctoral studies (PhD) for practitioners and typically has 10 doctoral researchers working at any one time on individual projects in all four subject areas.
Each spring the graduating master students exhibit together in Göteborgs Konsthall. The Academy currently has two in-house galleries, Monitor and Rotor 2, and is developing a third external exhibition venue.
Notable alumni
Notable professors
Maria Lindberg